WHILE Weymouth and Brighton have been given the thumbs-up by travellers in a new survey, Bournemouth failed to win any accolades.

The resort’s award-winning gardens, seven miles of golden sands and vibrant nightlife didn’t impress holidaymakers polled by TripAdvisor.

Weymouth was placed fourth in the top emerging destination table while European travellers ranked Brighton second in the top UK destinations.

Only one UK destination – Edinburgh – made it into the world’s top 25 favourite places list in a poll of millions of travellers worldwide.

Global travellers rated London the top European nightlife destination with Newcastle upon Tyne third, Dublin fourth and Edinburgh seventh.

They rated the Lake District as the second best European outdoor and adventure destination with Killarney in Ireland fifth. Bath in Somerset was second to Sedona in Arizona, US, as the world’s top spa and relaxation destination.

TripAdvisor spokeswoman Emma Boyle said: “Millions of travellers around the world have spoken and this will serve as a stark wake-up call to London in particular, which failed to make it into the top 25 global or European destination tables. London is one of the greatest cities in the world but with the Olympics just two years away there is clearly still work to do to convince travellers that England’s capital is a world-class tourist destination.”

Bournemouth tourism’s marketing and events manager Jon Weaver was upbeat. He told the Daily Echo: “It’s great that Weymouth has been recognised as a top emerging seaside destination. However, Bournemouth is already a well-established favourite resort.

“We have won lots of awards. If TripAdvisor had asked travellers for their favourite beach resort in the UK I am sure we would have come out top.”